Dragons RFC Community volunteer Morgan Steed – a familiar face around Rodney Parade – saw his work with the club celebrated last week when he picked up a top gong at the Sport Caerphilly Sport Awards.
Morgan started working with our award-winning Community team in November 2022 - and he has quickly become a firm favourite at Dragons.
Morgan has autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia and attends CPI Care Day Centre in Newport. This day centre caters for adults with additional needs, supporting service users and helping them learn life skills for day to day living. The aim is to help them with their independence and help them to live with or without supportive living.
He has been working alongside Karen Burgess – our Community Inclusion Officer – over the last year, with Morgan helping deliver a range of programmes and projects.
And his work was celebrated last week when he won the Phylyp Butler Memorial Cup Recognition Award.
The Sport Caerphilly Sport Awards – that celebrate the achievements within Caerphilly County Borough – were held at Bryn Meadows in Maesycwmmer, with volunteers, coaches and clubs receiving prizes for their outstanding contributions.
The awards ceremony began by unveiling the winners of the young volunteer of the year and volunteer of the year. Gwennan Gilbert won the Aaron Ramsey Foundation Young Volunteer of the Year Award while Sam Palmer won the Welsh Sports Association Volunteer of the Year.
Caitlin Seabourne took home the Phylyp Butler Memorial Cup Inclusive Coach of the Year Award while the Dragons RFC Community Coach of the Year award was won by Steve Evans.
The Langstone Safety and Workwear Club of the Year was taken home by Valleys Gymnastics Academy while the Caerphilly County Borough Council Lifetime Achievement to Sport award was presented to Catherine Lewis, Julie Proctor, Kerin Bowen and Rod Powell.
The Caerphilly County Borough Council Team Caerphilly Sports Wall of Fame went to Marc Wyatt and Natasha Harding. The final award of the evening was the eagerly anticipated Sport Wales Sport Personality of the Year award, with Gerwyn Price edging our Elliot Dee to take the top prize.
Full list of winners:
- Aaron Ramsey Young Volunteer of the Year: Gwennan Gilbert
- Welsh Sports Association Volunteer of the Year: Sam Palmer
- Phylyp Butler Memorial Cup Inclusive Coach of the Year: Caitlin Seaborne
- Dragons RFC Community Coach of the Year: Steve Evans
- Langstone Safety & Workwear Club of the Year: Valleys Gymnastics Academt
- CCBC Lifetime Achievements to Sport: Catherine Lewis, Julie Proctor, Kerin Bowen & Rod Powell
- Phylyp Butler Memorial Cup Recognition Award: Morgan Steed
- Sport Wales Sport Personality of the Year: Gerwyn Price
- CCBC Team Caerphilly Sports Wall of Fame: Marc Wyatt & Natasha Harding
